Changeset 357 for branches/client-1.5/src

Timestamp:

Jan 5, 2010, 5:55:39 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

Herwig Bauernfeind

Message:

Latest Readme (by HerwigB)

File:

• branches/client-1.5/src/readme.txt (modified) (8 diffs)

branches/client-1.5/src/readme.txt

@@ -1 @@
-                           eCS (OS/2) Samba client 
-                           Version _VERSION_
-                           Build _BUILD_
-                           _______________________
+                      Samba Client Plugin for eCS (OS/2)
+                      Version _VERSION_
+                      Build _BUILD_
+                      __________________________________
 
 CONTENTS
@@ -10 +10 @@
  2. License
  3. Installation
+ 3.1 Netdrive
+ 3.2 EVFS
  4. NDPSMB.DLL usage
+ 4.1 Netdrive
+ 4.2 EVFS
  5. Debugging
  6. Changelog
@@ -18 +22 @@
 _______________
 
-Samba is a SMB/CIFS protocols file and print sharing server/client set originaly
-made for UNIX world to cooperate with corresponding Windows and eCS (OS/2) servers or
-clients. eCS (OS/2) has native implementation of SMB/CIFS server/client set - IBM LAN
-Manager and IBM Peer. These products haven't been updated for a long time and
-have some compatibility problems with modern Windows SMB/CIFS implementations.
-
-This package is the eCS (OS/2) port of Samba client made as the plugin to
-NetDrive - a well known virtual file system for eCS (OS/2). eCS (OS/2) Samba client provides
-seamles access to SMB/CIFS file shares over your network using TCP/IP as the
-underlying transport protocol.
-
-The eCS (OS/2) Samba client consists of two modules:
-   ndpsmb.dll - the NetDrive plugin itself.
+Samba is a SMB/CIFS protocols file and print sharing server/client suite
+originally made for the UNIX world to cooperate with corresponding Windows and 
+eCS (OS/2) servers or clients. eCS (OS/2) has native implementation of SMB/CIFS
+server/client set - IBM LAN Manager and IBM Peer. These products haven't been 
+updated for a long time and have some compatibility problems with modern 
+Windows SMB/CIFS implementations.
+
+This package is the eCS (OS/2) port of Samba client made as the plugin for
+
+- NetDrive - a well known virtual file system for eCS (OS/2) or
+- EVFS - the eComStation Virtual Filesystem for SMB.
+
+eCS (OS/2) Samba client provides seamles access to SMB/CIFS file shares over 
+your network using TCP/IP as the underlying transport protocol.
+
+The eCS (OS/2) Samba client consists of one module:
+   ndpsmb.dll - the NetDrive/EVFS plugin itself.
+   
+Releases prior to version 1.5.0 had a second module which is now deprecated:
    smbcd.exe  - the Samba client daemon, which actually processes the requests
-                from ndpsmb.dll. (not used anymore since v 1.5.0)
-
+                from ndpsmb.dll
 
 2. License
@@ -39 +48 @@
 
 Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License. You can get
-the full sourcecode from our SVN repository, please refer to the Samba for eCS (OS/2) 
-Homepage for details about downloading the source.
+the full sourcecode from our SVN repository, please refer to the Samba for 
+eCS (OS/2) Homepage for details about downloading the source.
 
 The NetDrive plugin is also available with full sourcecode.
@@ -58 +67 @@
 3. Installation
 _______________
+
+The plugin needs the klibc runtime named libc06*.dll (the innotek gcc runtime 
+DLL) somewhere in your LIBPATH, if it is not there already (It comes with any
+recent eComStation release).
+
+3.1 Netdrive
+____________
 
 You must have NetDrive 2.2.1 or newer installed prior to installation of this
@@ -64 +80 @@
 steps:
 
-  - libc installation :
-      Put libc06*.dll included into this package (the innotek gcc runtime dll) 
-      somewhere in your LIBPATH, if it is not here already.
-
   - ndpsmb.dll installation :
-      Run instpl.cmd from this package will place all files to the netdrive plugin directory.
-
-
-4. NDPSMB.DLL Usage
-___________________
+      Run instpl.cmd from this package will place all files to the netdrive 
+      plugin directory.
+      
+3.2 EVFS
+________
+
+  - ndpsmb.dll installation : 
+      Put ndpsmb.dll into x:\ecs\dll (where x: is your bootdrive)
+
+
+4. NDPSMB.DLL 
+_____________
+
+4.1. Usage with Netdrive
+______________________
 
 NetDrive Samba plugin is used according to general NetDrive usage rules. Read
@@ -118 +140 @@
 
 By default the 'guest' user with blank password is used to access selected
-resources. If you get access denied (5) errors, try to specify another user and
-password combination.
+resources. If you get access denied (5) errors, try to specify another user 
+and password combination.
+
+4.2 Usage with EVFS
+___________________
+
+eComStation comes with a GUI program named EVFSGUI which is even more feature
+rich than the Netdrive GUI. Refer to the documentaion that comes with eCS.
 
 5. Debugging
 ____________
 
-To produce a logfile please add an empty file called ndpsmb.dbg into the root drive.
-
-The logfile is placed to your LOGFILES env path, if available. If the LOGFILES env is missing
-the logfile is placed into the netdrive directory. The logfile is called ndpsmb.log.
+To produce a logfile please add an empty file called ndpsmb.dbg into the 
+root drive.
+
+The logfile is placed to your LOGFILES env path, if available. If the 
+LOGFILES environment variable is missing, the logfile is placed into the 
+Netdrive directory. The logfile is called ndpsmb.log.
 
 
@@ -195 +225 @@
    - fixed free disk space
    - added more return codes in the mount part (for evfsgui)
+   
+ v1.5.0 beta2:
+   - update to Samba 3.0.35 client code
+   
+ v1.5.0 beta3:
+   - update to Samba 3.0.36 client code
+   - codepage fix for system running 
+     non IBM-850 codepages (Ticket #100)
+
+ v1.5.0 beta4:
+   - update to Samba 3.0.37 client code
+   - codepage fix for Ticket #68
+   
+ v1.5.0:
+   - Fix memory leak in EA code
+   - Ticket #111